Outside the teleportation array, hundreds of cultivators were discussing the matter, but none of them dared to chase after them and ask what was going on.
Thunder Palace, indeed, it has a fearsome reputation...
Xiao Wenbing led the two women westward, traveling swiftly for thousands of miles until they reached a desolate area before stopping.
Looking back at Feng Baiyi, who showed no remorse whatsoever, Xiao Wenbing sighed and gave up on his well-intentioned advice.
He originally planned to keep a low profile and secretly obtain the earth's ley line fire source to travel back and forth to Earth without anyone noticing.
However, after this incident, it will be extremely difficult to hide one's whereabouts again.
Since that's the case, we can't delay any longer. We must seize the time and act swiftly to obtain the earth vein fire source as soon as possible, lest things get complicated and trouble arise.
"Yaqi, let the spirit of the earth come out."
What?
"Time is running out, the sooner we get it, the sooner we can have peace of mind. Let's head deep into the ley lines and have that guy lead the way. It can find the source of the ley lines."
“Okay.” Zhang Yaqi channeled her divine sense, about to summon.
"etc……"
"What's wrong now?"
Xiao Wenbing opened his eyes wide and carefully examined the two women's exquisite figures from head to toe, making Zhang Yaqi blush and Feng Baiyi glare angrily.
"Have you put on your clothes?"
"What is that?"
"Bikinis..."
Volume 4, The Divine Artifacts, Chapter 146: Premonition
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The land kept turning to the left and right, and a broad road leading deep into the earth's veins appeared before Xiao Wenbing and his companions.
When ordinary cultivators travel underground, the earth veins they pass through appear to be no different from usual, but in reality, there are subtle differences.
Cultivators proficient in earth-based magic can often trace the routes taken by predecessors by making subtle distinctions based on this. At the same time, the deeper one goes into the earth's veins, the greater the difficulty of traversing them becomes. Even those with top-tier cultivation at the Tribulation stage dare not claim that they can continuously traverse the depths of the earth's veins.
But the Earth Spirit truly lives up to its title as the king of the earth, possessing an innate ability to manipulate the land. With its guidance, reaching the depths of the earth's veins becomes exceptionally easy.
Unlike ordinary Taoist methods, the Earth Spirit led everyone through the land as nimbly as a fish moving through water, effortlessly.
Moreover, wherever the Earth Spirit passed through, neither the soil nor the geological structure remained unchanged.
It seems the spirit of the earth first assimilated the surrounding land into one, and then restored it after the journey. Such divine skill is truly breathtaking.
Unless one focuses their divine sense on tracking it relentlessly from the very beginning, once the spirit of the earth has traversed several mountain ranges, finding it again will be an impossible task.
This is why, on Earth, the three elders, including the Taoist Master Xianyun, repeatedly warned them to be careful—because they deeply understood a certain principle.
Once the Earth Spirit leaves the forbidden area they painstakingly created, even if a celestial being descends to earth, they will have no chance of finding the Earth Spirit's whereabouts.
It traversed the ley lines on its own. Although it had never been to this planet before, the Earth Spirit seemed to know the way like an old horse, heading straight into the depths of the ley lines. This ability was unique to the Earth Spirit.
As soon as it comes into contact with a planet, it can know its entire structure. Therefore, the source of the earth vein fire, which other cultivators might not be able to find even after searching for a year and a half, the earth spirit can easily know its location.
"Be careful, the temperature has changed." Xiao Wenbing said softly. As the Earth Spirit moved forward, the color and temperature of the surrounding soil changed significantly. All of this indicated that they were rapidly approaching the source of the earth's vein fire.
A five-colored light emanated from the three of them, and the three strange magical artifacts that Xiao Wenbing had crafted, which were called "bodysuits," gradually began to exert their poisonous effects under the control of their master's will.
"coax……"
Suddenly, a bright light appeared before them. The Earth Spirits had emerged from the earth's veins. Before them lay a deep red, boundless sea of fire, with occasional flickering flames forming a dazzling and colorful pattern.
Waves of scorching heat rushed towards him, instantly raising the temperature to an unbearable level. Xiao Wenbing frowned, and his bodysuit immediately began to absorb the scorching air currents from the earth's veins.
Among the five elements, fire energy is at its peak. It first emits a strong red light upwards because the tight-fitting clothes are frantically absorbing the fire element in the air. This causes the balance of the five elements to be broken by the sudden addition of the fire element. In an instant, the powerful fire element completely suppresses the sum of the other four elements.
Faint yellow lights gradually lit up in the red glow, and as fire generates earth, the bright red automatically transformed into a dim, earthy yellow.
Earth gives rise to metal, and white light spots converge and illuminate. Then, when black water elements appear, Xiao Wenbing and the other two breathe a sigh of relief.
The temperature here is indeed very high, far beyond what a Golden Core cultivator could withstand.
At this moment, with the treasure robe in hand, he transformed a large amount of fire element into water element, which counters it, through the Five Elements transformation.
Within half a foot of their flute, there was already a cool and refreshing atmosphere. The more intense the heat outside, the cooler and more pleasant the temperature here became. The wonder of the Five Elements transformation truly had the power to steal the sky and change the sun.
Zhang Yaqi and Feng Baiyi exchanged a glance, both of them extremely surprised by the changes around them.
Surprisingly, this small rag actually has a magical effect under such circumstances.
Xiao Wenbing secretly felt smug as he watched the two of them both shimmering with the same kind of black light.
However, the thought that those two uniquely styled swimsuits were currently worn by these two exquisite and graceful bodies made Xiao Wenbing's mind wander to involuntary fantasies.
if……
His eyes abruptly left the two women, and he reached out to cover his nose with his palm. There seemed to be a warm sensation there. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and didn't embarrass himself on the spot.
Fortunately, the woman did not notice his actions at that moment; otherwise, even if Zhang Yaqi was happy to reprimand him, Feng Baiyi would never have given him a kind look.
"We've arrived. What do we do now?" Zhang Yaqi asked softly.
Xiao Wenbing was taken aback. Yes, what should he do now? However, his eyes lit up and an idea immediately came to him. He laughed and said to the earth spirit in front of him, "Brother Earth, we have escorted you to the edge of the earth. Below here is the source of the earth vein fire. From now on, you can enjoy yourself to the fullest."
The spirit of the earth hummed a few monosyllables that no one could understand, then with a whoosh, it plunged into the churning sea of earth vein fire.
"Wenbing...it...will it be alright?" Zhang Yaqi asked hesitantly.
Xiao Wenbing shrugged and said, "Heaven knows, Earth knows." He paused for a moment, then added, "Anyway, we have fulfilled our promise. From now on, it's up to the Earth Spirit itself."
Zhang Yaqi frowned slightly, still deeply worried. She asked softly, "How about we go down and take a look?"
"No!" Xiao Wenbing quickly dissuaded him, "The magical robes I crafted for you, although capable of resisting the five elements, are not very sturdy due to the limitations of the materials. They can only cope with the outer perimeter of the earth vein fire, but if they penetrate deep into the source of the earth fire, they will be reduced to ashes in no time and return to nothingness."
Zhang Yaqi opened her mouth and asked, "Are we just going to wait here?"
"Wait three days."
Three days?
“That’s right. The spirit of the earth will definitely return in three days,” Xiao Wenbing said confidently.
"Why?"
"The Earth Vein Fire is one of the most precious treasures in the cultivation world. Although it is far less precious than the Earth Spirit, the Earth Vein Fire Source is truly top-tier. The powerful fire element it contains is extraordinary. After all, the Earth Spirit is only at the Golden Core stage. Being able to stay here for three days is already an achievement."
As Xiao Wenbing explained, he turned his head to look around. Suddenly, his gaze fell on Feng Baiyi's stunningly beautiful face: "Baiyi, what's wrong with you?"
At this moment, Feng Baiyi frowned, gazing at the endless sea of fire beneath her feet, seemingly struggling with some unresolved thoughts.
Upon hearing Xiao Wenbing's words, she looked up, her eyes filled with a worry she didn't usually show: "Danger."
"Danger?" Xiao Wenbing's heart skipped a beat. He knew Feng Baiyi's character well and knew that she was definitely not someone who liked to exaggerate danger.
"Yes, I sensed it. There is danger beneath the fire."
Xiao Wenbing's expression gradually turned grim. He asked in a deep voice, "Can you sense what kind of danger it is?"
"No, that's an aura, an aura completely different from ours."
"A different aura?" Xiao Wenbing frowned, but he truly understood the meaning behind her words.
“Wenbing, look.” Zhang Yaqi suddenly stood up.
Xiao Wenbing turned around and saw that the Qiankun Ring on her fair wrist was emitting a faint, flickering light.
"This is……"
"Warning." Zhang Yaqi's voice was tinged with panic. "This is the first time I've seen the Qiankun Ring look like this. Hmm, I don't know why, but I feel a great danger lurking nearby."
Xiao Wenbing suddenly looked up, staring at the injustice of the inferno beneath his feet, and remained silent for a long time.
Feng and Zhang are two women. One has a unique body with lightning powers, and the other is the current master of the Qiankun Enclosure, who is famous throughout the world.
What could possibly be lurking beneath this sea of fire that could make both of them feel threatened?
Its enormous body swam freely in the red ocean. The earth spirit, bathed in the fiery sea of earth veins, not only did not face any danger of being scorched or cracked, but seemed overjoyed, and the earthy yellow color on its body became even more vibrant.
As the fire flowed up and down, it eventually cracked open a large hole in the stone slab, swallowing a small amount of the earth's vein fire into it.
Although the Earth Spirit's range of activity is not small, it always stays far away from the Earth's core fire source, where the true essence of the ley line fire resides. All ley line fire sources originate from that small patch of deep red color.
However, the temperature there is truly terrifying; basically, no one can get close, not even the spirits of the earth.
Perhaps, only the king of fire, the spirit of fire, possesses the ability to move freely in and out of the fire.
The Earth Spirit circled the source of the fire at the Earth's core, trying to find some scattered sources of flame. However, such things, which are rare and hard to come by, were obviously not so easy to find.
However, the spirit of the earth did not lose heart, but instead continued to rise and fall in the flames, waiting for the right opportunity to arrive.
Perhaps its sincerity moved the heavens, for a faint source of earth fire suddenly flew out from the ground and followed a strange route toward the spirit of the earth.
As soon as the hole opened, it swallowed up almost this insignificant source of earth vein fire.
Volume Four: The Divine Artifacts, Chapter 147: The Theory of Cause and Effect
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The Earth Spirit's attention began to focus on the source radiating intense heat. It turned its body to the side, seemingly hesitant about whether it should continue to approach.
Perhaps, through its innate perception, that creature already knew that while the source of the flame was delicious, it also carried a danger that could harm its own body. Therefore, its simple, almost instinctive thinking wavered between proceeding and not proceeding.
Suddenly, another bright red light flashed from his heart, revealing yet another rare source of ley line fire.
The spirit seemed overjoyed and rushed forward, swallowing it whole.